PHOENIX (AZFamily)— The Phoenix Children’s Chorus says their future is unknown after their weekly rehearsals will no longer have a home after a historic church announced it would shut down.
According to the Desert Southwest Conference, the Central United Methodist Church voted to close down later this year.
Phoenix Children’s Chorus is coming up on celebrating 40 years in the Valley. Artistic Director Troy Meeker says they currently work with over 350 kids from 97 different zip codes.
Each Tuesday night for the past year, the choir would practice at Central UMC.
Meeker says the group will practice in the church for the next few weeks until the end of their season in June but will have to find a new home come August.
“We’re an organization that serves so many but we don’t have a place to call home right now. And so we know that we can finish our season but where we are going to be next year is a big question mark and that leaves a lot of families feeling in limbo and we don’t want that. We want them to feel excited about what’s to come,” he said.
Meeker adds that their experience at Central UMC has been nothing but positive. They are already looking for a new home, and venue visits will start this upcoming week.
The decision to close the church will be finalized at the Desert Southwest Annual Conference in June. Arizona’s Family reached out to the church for comment, but leaders declined to comment.
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